The Value Initiative

Hospitals are driving value in their communities. Affordable health care is one of the biggest concerns facing families, employers and government, and America’s hospitals are tackling the challenge head on. Through AHA’s The Value Initiative, we are leading the health care field on the issues of affordability and value.

With the number of older adults in the United States projected to double in the next 40 years, hospitals and health systems are adapting low-tech, value-based strategies to improve patient outcomes for older adults. This issue brief highlights ways that age-friendly care’s 4Ms Framework and…
Through The Value Initiative, the AHA Center for Health Innovation offers hospitals and health systems the right levers to improve health care affordability.
Improving the health of an entire community involves many touchpoints, including long-term efforts to change the social and environmental factors that impact health. In today’s podcast, Julia Resnick, senior program manager for The Value Initiative at AHA, explores the secrets to TCI’s success with…
In this podcast, Julia Resnick, senior program manager for The Value Initiative, speaks with Shannon Sale, chief strategy officer at Grady Health System in Atlanta, about how they're using artificial intelligence and predictive analytics to improve their population health strategy.
In this podcast, Julia Resnick, senior program manager for Strategic Initiatives with AHA, explores the care redesign process with Joe Landsman, president and chief executive officer at The University of Tennessee Medical Center; and Dr. James Shamiyeh, senior vice president and chief quality…
Priya Bathija, vice president of AHA's strategic initiatives and Dr. Bob Pendleton, Chief Medical Quality Officer of University of Utah Healthcare come together again to discuss how University of Utah Healthcare is looking at value as a result of COVID-19.
The webinar explores the importance and integration of the 4Ms Framework — What Matters, Medications, Mentation and Mobility — to provide high-quality care that meets the unique needs of older adults in hospitals.
In this podcast, Priya Bathija, vice president of The Value Initiative at the AHA, and Carol Vargas, Vice President, Integrated Care and Dr. Sylvia Romm, Chief Innovation Officer, both at Atlantic Health, discuss COVID-19’s impact on telehealth and integrated care.
With COVID-19 on the rise, hospitals and other organizations are leveraging technology to expand outreach to patients and communities. In this podcast, Priya Bathija, vice president of AHA’s The Value Initiative, speaks with Kaakpema Yelpaala, founder and CEO of access.mobile again about using…